Censorship Of Music In The Media

Censorship of Music in the Media
The American society of today has buried its head in the sand. If our venerable representatives in Washington, D.C. and our respective state capitols feel the need to regulate which musical albums and concerts I should be exposed to, then I guess that means I will have to find someone to vote for who doesn't feel that way; because those Lexus' and those mansions are harder to come by without taxpayers' money for a salary. In fact, repeated attempts to censor my music selection, not to mention my movies and my books, might result in my own name appearing on the ballot someday.
The first amendment represents a profound national commitment to uninhibited, ...

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the most sensitive among us. Thus, the general rule remains that so long as the means are peaceful, the communication need not meet standards of acceptability.
Some advocates of government action to restrict access to music have called certain music obscene and suggested that this might permit federal regulation. Such suggestions cannot be reconciled with First Amendment jurisprudence. Obscenity, which the Court has said is largely outside the boundaries of First Amendment protection, it is a very narrow and circumscribed area of communication. Being that obesity is easily confused with protected sexual expression. Supreme Court has asked that lyrics be specified as to their obscenity content, or discount certain messages. In the street, the Supreme Court noted that speech that is neither obscene as to youths nor subject to some other legitimate prescription cannot be suppressed solely to protect the young from ideas or images that a legislative body thinks unsuitable them.
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national organization exclusively dedicated to promoting the First Amendment as applied to the support, presentation, and creation of arts in our culture. Now they are fighting against Senator Sam Brownback.

The NCFE's Petition

We oppose censorship in any form. There are those, particularly in public office, who would presume to dictate what music is good or bad, appropriate or inappropriate and what is ultimately worthy of being created; all the while claiming not to be censors. We see this for what it is and are lending our names and voices to a core American value; freedom of expression. Singling out and attacking specific artists for the lyrical content of their recordings that some ...

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